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NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — A top Southern Baptist Convention committee agreed Tuesday...

Leaders are still debating whether to hand over privileged materials as survivors and the majority of their own denomination have requested.

As radical supporters of Donald Trump stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, I was taken by an odd sense of déjà vu turned on its head.

Submitted by BlueNC on Sun, 07/11/2021 - 08:35 TRUITTS JOB IS TO STAND WITH SCHOOL CHILDREN, NOT POLITICAL PATRONS: As an independently elected statewide leader her focus should be, regardless of partisan leanings, on North Carolina’s public-school students, the concerns of their parents, the necessary instructional resources, welfare and working conditions of classroom teachers and support for educational staff and administrators. If that were the case, her reaction late last month to the S...

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Litton names task force to oversee sex abuse review July 9, 2021 George Schroeder / Baptist Press Share this article SARALAND, Ala. (BP)—Southern Baptist Convention President Ed Litton has appointed a seven-member task force to oversee a third-party review into the handling of sexual abuse claims by the SBC Executive Committee. Calling formation of the task force his “first priority,” Litton said the seven members of the task force “represent pastors, as well as professionals in law, co...

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Terry Mattingly Whenever the Southern Baptist Convention gathers in times of trials and turmoil, one thing is certain – someone will preach a sermon that makes a difference. Thats how Southern Baptists do what they do. These sermons may not produce as many headlines as SBC elections or fiery debates about hot-button social issues. But the sermons matter. The big sermon during the 2021 convention in Nashville came at a logical moment – when SBC President J.D. Greear gave his farewell address...

He also asserted his older messages remained available on YouTube, including a series on the New Testament book of Romans where a message included points made by another SBC preacher, J.D. Greear, but were used without attribution. Mr. Greear, who preceded Mr. Litton as SBC president, said Mr. Litton had his permission to use those words. Mr. Litton issued a statement apologizing for the lack of attribution, vowing to do better. Several readers of the June 29 interview either commented on the a...

“I can’t say I expected all of it,” Mr. Litton said in a videoconference from his church office in Mobile, Alabama on Tuesday. “I did expect some things to happen. But yes, it’s been more than I expected.” He added, “There are moments, you know, you entertain [the question], ‘Why did I do this?’ And when people come up to you and say, ‘I don’t know whether to give you congratulations or condolences,’ I understand that now.” Unlike most American churches, the Southern B...